- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.15922 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. Y. NARAYANA REDDY S/O LATE YALLAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.3/1, KAMBALIPURA, NEXT TO MARAMMA TEMPLE, ATTIBELE, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU- 562107. 2. SMT. INDIRAMMA, W/O LATE CHANDRASHEKAR REDDY L., AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.46-2, S.MEDAHALLI, THYAVAKANAHALLI, BIDARAGUPPE, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU- 562107. 3. SRI. R.NAGARAJU, SON OF LATE RUDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT- HENNAGARA MASTENAHALLI JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU- 560105. 4. SRI. M. JUNJAPPA S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.106, Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 RACHHE BIDI, HALEHALLI, MAYASANDRA POST, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU - 562107. 5. MR. ANANDA V. S/O LATE JAYAMMA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.251-C, CHIKKANAHALLI ROAD, INDIABELE, NEAR CHURCH, ATTIBELE HOBLI, BENGALURU - 562107. 6. SRI. V. MANJUNATHA, S/O. LATE VENKATARAMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.C-37, CHIKKANAHALLI ROAD, NEAR YELLAMMA DEVI TEMPLE, PARVATHI NAGARA, IDLABELE ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562107. 7. SRI. VENKATAREDDY, S/O. SRI MUNIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.106, RACHHE BIDI HALEHALLI, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562107. 8. SRI K. KANAKARAJ, S/O. SRI. KENCHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, RESIDING AT HALEHALLI, MAYASANDRA POST, ATTIBELE HOBLI, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 107. 9. SRI. M. GOPALAREDDY, S/O. SRI Y.MUNISWAMIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RESIDING AT HALEHALLI, MAYASANDRA POST, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 017. 10. SRI. C. ARUN KUMAR, S/O. LATE CHANDRASHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.46/2 S.MEDIHALLI, BIDARAGUPPE, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 107. 11. SRI. CHOWDAPPA, S/O SRI. SADAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT THYAYAKANAHALLI, S.MEDIHALLI, BIDARAGUPPE, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562107. 12. SRI. K.N. MUNENDRA, S/O. SRI. NANJUNDAREDDY @ ANJUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT VOLAGEREKALLAHALLI SARJAPUR HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-562125. 13. SRI. K.N. PRAKASH, S/O. SRI. NANJUNDAREDDY @ NANJUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.140/2, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 VOLEGEREKALLAHALLI SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU - 562125. 14. SRI. K.N. GOPALAREDDY, S/O. SRI NANJUNDAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RESIDING AT VOLEGEREKALLAHALLI SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 15. SRI. M. CHANDRASHEKAR REDDY, S/O. SRI. MUNISWAMYREDDY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT VOLAGEREKALLAHALLI SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 16. SRI. SRINIVASA REDDY, S/O. SRI NARAYANAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.32, (OLD 191), 4TH CROSS, VENKATAPURA MAIN ROAD, KORMANGALA 1ST BLOCK, BENGALURU SOUTH, BENGALURU-560034. 17. SRI. K.V. SHIVAPPA, S/O. LATE VENKATAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT VOLEGEREKALLAHALLI SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK SARJAPURA BENGALURU - 562125. 18. SRI. K.M.PILLAREDDY, S/O. LATE MUNISWAMIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.149, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 VOLAGEREKALLAHALLI SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-562125. 19. SRI K.P. MUNENDRA, S/O. LATE CHIKKAPAPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.194, NEAR YALLAMMA TEMPLE, VOLEGEREKALLAHALLI, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 20. SRI K.L. MUNIRAJU, S/O. SRI LAKSHMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.95, VOLAGEREKALLAHALLI, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 125. 21. SRI. K.V. NARAYANA REDDY, S/O. LATE SRI VENKATARAMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT VOLEGEREKALLAHALLI SARJAPUR HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 22. SRI. RAMACHANDRAPPA, S/O. SRI PAPANNA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.157 VOLAGEREKALLAHALLI SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU - 562125. 23. SMT. SAROJAMMA, W/O. SRI YALLAPPA, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.69, NEAR YALLAMMA TEMPLE VOLAGEREKALLAHALLI, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 24. SRI. YALLAPPA, S/O. SRI. MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, RESIDING AT SOLURU, ANEKAL KASABA HOBLI, VENAKANAHALLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562106. 25. SMT. M. PARVATHAMMA, W/O.LATE SRI Y. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.74/17, DODDAKERE BAGILU, JAI BHIMA NAGAR, HONNAKALASHAPURA, KASABA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 106. 26. SRI. KRISHNAREDDY, S/O. SRI. MUNISHAMIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.251, GOVENMENT SCHOOL ROAD NEAR MILK DIARY, BALLUR VILLAGE, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALURU - 562107. 27. SRI. PRAKASH REDDY S/O. SRI. KENCHAREDDY, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.35, SUBMANGALA, SAMANDUR POST, ANEKAL KASABA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 106. 28. SRI. M. RAMASWAMY, S/O. LATE MUNIYALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.27, NEAR SIN ROAD TEMPLE, BUKKASAGARA, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 105. 29. SRI R. RAMESHA, S/O. SRI M. RAMASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.123, SIN ROAD, BUKKASAGARA, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU 560 105. 30. SRL H.M. JYOTHALAH, S/O. SRI MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT HENNAGARA, HENNAGARA POST, AMBEDKAR COLONY, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL - 562106. 31. SRI. G. JYOTHAIAH, S/O. SRI GURAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT HENNAGARA VILLAGE, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU 562106. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 32. SRI Y. MUNIRAJU, S/O. SRI YALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RESIDING AT HENNAGARA VILLAGE, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562106. 33. SRI. H.M. VENKATESH, S/O. SRI. K.MUNINANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESIDING AT HENNAGARA VILLAGE, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-562106. 34. SRI. H.M. JYOTHESH, S/O SRI. MUNINANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, RESIDING AT HENNAGARA VILLAGE, NEAR SHAMBULINGESHWARA TEMPLE, KACHANAIKANAHALLI, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 105. 35. SRI. H.R. MUNIYALLAPPA, S/O. SRI RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT HENNAGARA ROAD, HENNAGARA POST, AMBEDKAR COLONY, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562106. 36. SRI A.Y. JYOTHALAH, S/O.SRI ATTIBELE YALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.316, HENNAGARA, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU 562106. 37. SRI S. NAGANNA @ NAGARAJAPPA, - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 S/O. SRI SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RESIDING AT HENNAGARA, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 106. 38. SRI. N. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O LATE NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT GERETIGANABELE SAMANDUR POST, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 105. 39. SRI. THIMMAIAH @ THIMMARAYAPPA S/O LATE VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, RESIDING AT GIDDENAHALLI, KADDUBELU POST, JIGGANI HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-560083. 40. SRI. B. VENKATASWAMY REDDY S/O SRI.BAYYA REDDY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RESIDING AT HALIBOMMASANDRA, MUTHANALLUR POST, SARJAPURA HOBILI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-560099. 41. SMT. PUTTAMMA W/O SRI. GOPALA REDDY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHIKKANAHALLI KAMANAHALLI, KUGUR POST, SARJAPUR HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-562125. 42. SMT. MAHADEVAMMA W/O SRI.NANJUNDAPPA - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.80 CHIKKANAHALLI KARNANAHALLI, KUGUR POST, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-562125. 43. SRI. BADRA REDDY S/O SRI. BUTTA REDDY AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHIKKANAHALLI KAMANAHALLI, KUGUR POST SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 44. MR. MADHU K.N. S/O LATE K.M.NARAYANA REDDY AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, RESIDING AT 058, CHIKKANAHALLI KAMANAHALLI KUGUR POST, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-562125. 45. SRI. KRISHNA REDDY S/O SRI. THIMMARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHIKKANAHALLI KAMANAHALLI KUGUR POST, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-562125. 46. SRI. THIMMA REDDY S/O SRI. SIDDA REDDY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHIKKANAHALLI KAMANAHALLI KUGUR POST, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-562125. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 47. SRI. NAGAYYA M. @NAGARAJ M., S/O SRI. MUTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT HALEHALLI MAYASANDRA POST, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-562107. 48. SRI. VENKATARAMANAPPA S/O SRI. ANNAYYAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.83 SAMANDOOR ROAD, HALEHALLI, MAYASANDRA POST, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562107. 49. SRI. P. SAMPANGI RAMAIAH S/O SRI.PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT HALEHALLI MAYASANDRA POST, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562107. 50. SRI. PAPANNA S/O SRI.MALLAPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT CHIKKATIRUPATHI MAIN ROAD YALLAMMA TEMPLE NERIGE SARJAPURA HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU -562125. 51. SRI. MOHAN NAIK S/O SRI. SAVADI NAIK AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS RESIDING AT BUKKAASANDRA KALLUBALU POST JIGANI HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU 562105. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 52. SRI. C MUNIRAJU S/O SRI. CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT MEDIHALLI SARJAPUR HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU - 562107. 53. SRI. C. RAJAPPA S/O CHOWDAREDDY @ DODA CHOWDAREDDY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RESIDING AT S.VOLAGEREHALLI SARJAPURA HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU - 562125. 54. SRI. MUNIRAJU S/O SRI. MUYELLAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.42, VOLAGEREKALLAHALLI SARJAPUR HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU - 562125. 55. SRI. CHANDRAPPA G.M. S/O SRI. MUDAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS RESIDING AT GERETIGANBELE SAMANDUR POST, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU -562 106. 56. SRI. ABBANNA S/O SRI.MUNIMARAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.52, GERETIGANABELE SAMANDUR POST, - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562106. 57. SRI. YALLAPPA S/O SRI. YALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.54, GERETIGANABELE SAMANDUR POST, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562106. 58. SRL. K. SHIVARAM REDDY S/O SRI. M. KRISHNA REDDY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT VOLAGERE KALLAHALLI SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU - 562125. 59. SRI. T. NAGARAJU S/O SRI. THIMMA REDDY AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS RESIDING AT VOLAGEREKALLAHALLI SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 60. SRI. Y. GOWRIKANTESH, S/O. SRI M.YALLAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.34 SHIVAPRIYA LAYOUT ROAD, NERALURU, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGLAURU - 562 107. 61. SRI M. GOPALAREDDY S/O. SRI MALLAREDDY, - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.353, SHIVAPRIYA LAYOUT ROAD, NERALUR, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGLAURU-562 107. 62. SMT. SARASWATHAMMA W/O. SRI CHIKKA NARAYANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT ARENUR, BIDARAGUPPE, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 107. 63. SMT. AKKAMMA, W/O. LATE SRI MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RESIDING AT YEDAVANAHALLI, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 560106. 64. SRI. A.V. LOKESH, SON OF LATE VENKATAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, RESIDING AT ARANURU, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-562107. 65. SMT. RADHAMMA, WIFE OF LATE K.M. RAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDING AT VOLAGEREKALLAHALLI SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 66. SRI. SOMANNA SON OF LATE CHANNABASAMMA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 RESIDING AT GERETIGANABELE, ANEKAL KASABA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 106. 67. SRI. H.M. VENKATESH, SON OF LATE K.MUNINANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESIDING AT HENNAGARA VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 105. 68. SMT. NARAYANAMMA, WIFE OF LATE H.M.MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.315, HENNAGARA VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 106. 69. SRI. PILLAREDDY, (HUSBAND OF SMT. CHOWDAMMA) SON OF LATE NANJUNDAREDDY AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHIKKANAHALLI KAMANAHALLI, KUGUR POST, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 70. SRI. RAVICHANDRA, SON OF LATE NAGARAJACHARI AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.218, VOLAGEREKALLAHALLI SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 71. SRI. S. MUNIRAJU SON OF LATE SAMPANGAPPA AGED ABOU ABOUT 61 YEARS, - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 RESIDING AT NO.84, KOTHAGANAHALLI, KUGUR ROAD, KUTHAGANAHALLI, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 72. SMT. DIVYA, WIFE OF LATE C.RAVINDRA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.42, VOLAGEREKALLAHALLI, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 73. SRI. AMARESH KUMAR H.M. SON OF LATE H.K. NANJA REDDY AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, RESIDING AT B.HOSAHALLY, SARJAPUR HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 74. SMT. SHASHIKALA K., WIFE OF LATE RAMASWAMY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS RESIDING AT BIKKANAHALLI, HANDENAHALLI POST, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. 75. SRI. MANJUNATH SON OF PUTTAMMA AND T. BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT KALANAYAKANAHALLI KASABA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU - 562 125. - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 76. SMT. PILLAMMA W/O SRI.KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.117, BIKKANAHALLI, HANDENAHALLI POST ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 125. 77. SRI. KRISHNAPPA S/O SRI. VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.73, BIKKANAHALLI, HANDENAHALLI POST, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 125. 78. SRI. KRISHNAPPA S/O LATE VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.73, NEAR YALLAMMA TEMPLE BIKKANAHALLI, HANDENAHALLI POST, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. UDAY HOLLA, SENIOR COUNSEL A/W SMT. MAYA HOLLA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSSIONER, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, KHANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU- 560009. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU SOUTH, KHANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU- 560009. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, BENGALURU SOUTH, ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT- 560105. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SPOORTHY HEGDE N., HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 23.01.2025 PASSED IN APPEAL NO.LND/RA(A)/02/2021-22 ON THE FILE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, (3RD RESPONDENT) (ANNEXURE - Y); AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER 1. In this Writ Petition, petitioners are assailing the order dated 23.01.2025 passed by respondent No.3 (Annexure-Y) in appeal No. LND/RA(A)02/2021-22, inter alia, sought for a direction to respondent No.4 to issue saguval chit / certificate in favour of the petitioners as claimed at Annexures-E to E5 and Annexures- F to F2, and to confirm the letter dated 08.10.2012 (Annexure-P) issued by respondent No.4. 2. Heard Sri. Uday Holla, learned Senior Counsel appearing for Smt. Maya Holla, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri. Spoorthy Hegde N., learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. Sri. Uday Holla, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners, while inviting the attention of the Court to the order at Annexure-Y as to the observation made by the competent authority, referring to the Order of this Court in W.P. No.15077/2020 dated 02.08.2021 (Annexure-V), particularly referred to para Nos.3(c) and (d) therein and contended that, - 20 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 there is a clear discrimination on the part of the respondent - authority in recommending 24 applicants, however, denied the same benefit to the petitioners herein and accordingly, sought for interference of this Court. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate sought to justify the impugned order at Annexure-Y on the ground that the observation made by the competent authority by directing the Tahsildar to ascertain the actual arial distance between the lands in question and the limits of BBMP as was existed on the date of insertion of Section 94-A to the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 and to take necessary action, in accordance with law. 5. In the light of the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, on careful consideration of the writ papers would indicate that, the petitioners herein have made applications seeking grant of unauthorised occupation of land under Section 94-A of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. The perusal of the Order passed by this Court in W.P.No.15077/2020 disposed of on 02.08.2021, would indicate at para No.3(b) to (e) as under: - 21 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 " (b) Rule 108-D of the Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1966 prescribes the procedure to be followed by the Committee; sub-Rule 3 of this Rule mandates the issue of certificate of grant or Saguvali Chit in terms of Committee Resolution; Mr.Holla, learned Sr. Advocate appearing for the petitioners is more than justified in placing his reliance on a Co-ordinate decision in Mahadev and others Vs. State of Karnataka and others, ILR 2016 KAR 3506 in support of this view; the learned Co-ordinate Judge after examining the provisions of law has held that even where the Committee Resolution is contrary to law, the Tahsildar has no discretion to disobey the same by exercising veto like power; in such a situation, the remedy lies in invoking Rule 108-K for the cancellation of the grant on the ground of false or fraudulent representation or the grant being contrary to these Rules. (c) Mr.Holla is right in his submission that the respondent-Tahsildar having implemented the recommendation of the Committee qua 24 applicants is not justified in extending the same benefit to the petitioners when the Committee specifically had resolved to recommend their case in so many words; the vehement submission of learned AGA that the Committee had not so recommended qua the petitioners, is bit difficult to countenance; his - 22 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 contention that the Tahsildar has discretion to disobey the recommendation of the Committee, cannot be sustained without manhandling the provisions of section 94A of the Act and Rule 108-D; the text of the law detests such a stand; wherever Committee did not intend to recommend the case of the applicants, it has made an endorsement to that effect in the manuscript of its Chairman; wherever, it inclined to grant, an endorsement to the same effect is also made; all this is reflected at Annexure-E series at Volume 5 of the paper book. (d) The vehement contention of learned AGA that the subject lands are within the limits specified in the Table niched in section 94A of the Act and therefore, no grant or regularization is permissible, is bit difficult to agree with; at Annexure-R series in Volume 6, the Tahsildar has obtained several reports from jurisdictional officials who have specifically stated the distances at which these lands are situate from the city limits and apparently, they are beyond the limits specified in the Table; that being the position, the contention that the Tahsildar has to act upon the opinion rendered by the Law Department of the Govt. and therefore, no relief can be granted to the petitioners, does not merit acceptance. - 23 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 (e) There is yet another aspect which the Tahsildar appears to have lost sight of; the applications have to be adjudged on the basis of the position that obtained when they were made is supported by Mahadev Case supra and the case in Ramanaik Vs. Deputy Commissioner, ILR 2007 KAR 1521 rendered by another Co-ordinate Bench. Had this been kept in view, the case of same of the petitioners if not all, gets stranger and the version of the Tahsildar is rendered weak." 6. Following the Judgment passed by this Court wherein similar applications have been accepted by the Government to recommend for allotment of land in question, however, the said benefit is denied to the petitioners herein and therefore, I find force in the submission made by the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners. 7. Accordingly, I pass the following: ORDER (i) The Writ Petition is allowed. (ii) The order dated 23.01.2025 passed by respondent No.1 at Annexure-Y is hereby set aside and the matter is - 24 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28109 WP No. 15922 of 2025 remitted to respondent No.4 - Tahsildar to reconsider the applications made by the petitioners in the light of the observation made by this Court referred to above and pass appropriate order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. In that view of the matter, after considering the representations, it is imperative to issue grant certificate to the petitioners herein, in the light of the aforesaid order wherein, grant certificate has been issued to the similarly placed 24 applicants. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE sac List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15